The Data Breach Brief: Week of July 15th, 2026

The following data breaches have been announced this week—make sure you’re in the know.

If you received a data breach notice regarding any of the breaches listed below, act now and take Morgan & Morgan’s data breach quiz to see if you may be eligible for compensation.

L.A. Care Health Plan

L.A. Care Health Plan suffered a data breach in March 2026, when paper records were accessed or disclosed without authorization due to a physical mailing error. The incident was reported to federal regulators on April 17, 2026, and affected approximately 2,885 individuals. The compromised data included specific types of personal information, including:

• Names
• Health insurance information
• Protected health information contained in the affected paper records

Alta Orthopaedics Medical Group, Inc.

Alta Orthopaedics Medical Group, Inc. disclosed a data breach after detecting unauthorized access to its network between February 3 and February 6, 2026. The incident was discovered on March 10, 2026, and a subsequent investigation determined that patient information may have been accessed by an unauthorized actor.

The compromised data included specific types of personal information, including:

• Names
• Social Security numbers
• Dates of birth
• Driver's license or state ID numbers
• Contact information (addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses)
• Health insurance information
• Medical record and patient account numbers
• Medical diagnoses and clinical information
• Dates of service
• Provider names
• Reasons for visits
• Billing codes and treatment costs

If you or a loved one were affected by any of these data breaches, you may be entitled to compensation. Find out more in minutes with our online data breach quiz.